Diocesan Administration

Bishop Gregory of Nyssa

"Let all of you follow the bishop, as Jesus Christ [follows] the Father; and the presbytery as ye would the apostles; and reverence the deacons as the ordinance of God. Without the bishop let no one do anything connected with the church. "St. Ignatius of Antioch

The ruling Bishop, as his name implies, is the episkopos or overseer of the Diocese. He is the spiritual head of the Diocese and the presiding official of the Board of Trustees. He performs his apostolic labors with the assistance of the Diocesan Chancery (Administration) Office staff, the Board of Trustees and the Consistory (Clergy Consultors).